Biswanath Rabha Tara describes the origin, significance, and rituals of the Baikho festival. This festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community. Rituals offer prayers to the goddess Baikho for growth and an abundant harvest.

Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter. Then he describes ongoing efforts to document the Rabha language.

Prakash Rabha tells two traditional narratives. In the first, a queen and her son are punished for killing an elephant. In the second, a mother and son notice a bird pooping in their garden.

Recording of Biaki updating their family members on what has happened in the family while they've been traveling, and how the cousins are doing.

Sumshot explains the IRB release form to Sheltoi (Adam) Sankhil. Sheltoi then tells a story about his grandma.

Recording of Bunghon Suungnem translating a traditional narrative from Lamkang. Shekarnong Sankhil translating into English from the voice recording.

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Tape 67. 0-2 qá ma sjhə̀ há ə; 2-11 dɛ̀q máŋ sjhí jö̀ sjha ə; 11-[end] ná qɔ́ thó ə 24/10-78

Elicitation of a Hani word list featuring 2 utterances of each word in isolation by a male speaker. Recorded in Kunming, Yunnan province, China.

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.

Group performance of Assam Ram 'Assam's land,' an original song composed by Sukumar Sakachep.

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Aneovei used to heal childhood sickness. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.

Group performance of a traditional song 'Naite awina,' a lullaby.

This is a traditional story about the origin of the division into Bey subclans. Bey Ki’ik and Bey Ke’et have a falling out over changing marriage plans as a result of the grandmother’s advice. As a result, a taboo exists such that descendants of Bey Ki’ik and those of Bey Ke’et are not allowed to marry each other. Another result is that members of the Bey Ronghang clan are not allowed to grind rice for rice beer, because in mythological times, the Bey Ronghang women kept grinding rice for rice beer without doing anything else--even forgetting to breast-feed their children, who then died from starvation.

The folk tale is about a girl who married a python and became rich. Following this girl, other parents attempted to marry their daughter to a wild python, but were met with a tragedy. The narrator of the story is from Tedlong village.

Recording of Bulbul Murad discussing Burushaski literature in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Panjirash discussing some medicinal herbs in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Sharifi reciting a love song in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Shokoran Khan reciting a love song in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Bulbul-e-Yasin reciting a poem on Baba-e-Yasin. The poetry is recited in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Bulbul-e-Yasin reciting a poem on Lalik Jan in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Safdar Jan reciting "A Poet's Life," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Irfan Jan reciting "Burushaski Saqafat," or a poem on Burushaski. The poem is recited in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.